Jean-Luc Crétier (born 28 April 1966 in Albertville, Savoie) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He was one of the four members of the "Top Guns" team, created and trained by Serge Guillaume outside the mainstream of the French Alpine Ski Federation, along with Luc Alphand, Franck Piccard, and Denis Rey.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  France
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1998 Nagano | Downhill |
At age 31, Crétier won the gold medal in the downhill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He was the fourth Frenchman to win the Olympic downhill, but the first in thirty years, since Jean-Claude Killy in 1968.
It was the only victory of Crétier's international career; however, he achieved five World Cup podium finishes, three in the two months prior to his Olympic title.
Crétier finished fourth in the combined event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in his hometown of Albertville.[1] His final World Cup race was just ten months after Nagano; he incurred a career-ending knee injury at Val Gardena in December 1998.[2]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 22 | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1990 | 23 | 59 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | 61 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | 55 | — | — | 19 | — | 13 |
| 1993 | 26 | 97 | — | — | 39 | 50 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | 38 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
| 1995 | 28 | 25 | — | — | 44 | 10 | 6 |
| 1996 | 29 | 94 | — | — | — | 36 | — |
| 1997 | 30 | 62 | — | — | 30 | 29 | — |
| 1998 | 31 | 18 | — | — | 27 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 32 | 68 | — | — | 26 | 39 | — |
Race podiums
edit- 0 wins
- 5 podiums - (5 DH), 25 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 Dec 1993 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 29 Jan 1994 | Chamonix, France |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 1998 | 4 Dec 1997 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 17 Jan 1998 |  Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 23 Jan 1998 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29 | — | — | — | 35 | 16 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 |
- The Super-G in 1993 was cancelled after multiple weather delays.
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | DSQ1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | — | 24 | — | 4 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | — | — | 24 | — |
| 1998 | 31 | — | — | 25 | 1 | — |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Luc Crétier Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Olympic downhill champion injured". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 20, 1998. p. 11F.
External links
edit- Jean-Luc Crétier at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Jean-Luc Crétier World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Jean-Luc Crétier at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Jean-Luc Crétier at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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